Dragon volant
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Jump to navigationJump to search- dragon volant: (French) the old name for a gun of large calibre used in the French navy (literally 'flying dragon')
- dragon volant: (Heraldry) a flying dragon on a coat-of-arms
- flying dragon: (alchemy) the substance resulting from the "philosophical" union of mercury and sulphur, which when kindled results in fire and posionous vapour
- dragon: St Michael and the Dragon → there is a picture of St Michael slaying the dragon above the mantel in HCE's bedroom: FW 559.11-12
